Hearty Vegetable Soup - Plant Based Cooking

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup red lentils
• 4-6 cups homemade vegetable broth
• 1/2 head cauliflower florets (bite-sized)
• 2 medium bell peppers (coarsely chopped)
• 1 cup carrots (cut 1/2 inch thick)
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 bunch kale (washed, removed from stems and chopped)
• 1 (14-oz.) can diced tomatoes ((no salt added))
• 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin puree (unsweetened)
• 1 (15-oz.) can red or pinto beans ((no salt added) drained and rinsed)